On Wednesday evening April 15th, Temple Beth Abraham and Rivier University welcome composer, writer and pianist Michael Schachter.

The event will be held at Rivier University in the Dion Center at 16 Clement Street in Nashua at 7 p.m.

Composer, writer and pianist Michael Schachter will explore his forthcoming music and theater projects based on the history of the Terezín Ghetto, a WWII concentration camp outside Prague where the Jewish inmates resisted the Nazis through musical, dramatic, and artistic expression. In particular, he’ll focus on the musical activities of Eric Vogel, a trumpeter who founded a jazz band in Terezín called the Ghetto Swingers, and Rafael Schächter, a pianist and conductor who led the inmates in performances of such monumental works as Verdi’s Requiem.

Following a question-and-answer session, a candle-lighting ceremony will be held memorializing Holocaust victims. The Nashua Community Interfaith Choir will perform at this observance.

The event is free and open to the public.

Follow the link for more information, https://tbanashua.shulcloud.com/event/yom-hashoah-event-at-rivier-university.html.